Prospective Students

Fall 2016 Application Deadline: Will be around Dec. 1st, 2015
We will post a firm date soon

All documents must be uploaded to the online application. If you have any difficulty uploading the required documents or completing the application, please first contact grad.admit@uky.edu or call either 859-257-9390 or 859-257-4905. If you continue to have issues with your online application or have other questions regarding graduate program applications, you may contact Bridget Ash (bridget.ash@uky.edu, 859- 257-9640) to ensure that your application will receive full consideration.

Admission to the doctoral programs in psychology at the University of Kentucky is very competitive. We average about 2,000 total inquiries concerning admission to our programs each year and receive about 400 completed applications for consideration.

The Department of Psychology adheres to University policy and public law prohibiting unfair discrimination on the basis of age, ethnic classification, handicap, race, sex, or veteran status in the provision of educational or employment opportunities and benefits. The Department of Psychology and the Graduate Training Programs are committed to facilitating the recruitment and training of members of groups historically deprived of equal educational and professional opportunity.

If you choose to apply to the Clinical graduate program as well as an Experimental program area, it is necessary that you apply to both the Clinical and the Experimental programs through the Graduate School. This will require two separate fees as well. Only one fee is required if you apply to more than one area within the Experimental program.

If you choose to apply to more than one area within the Experimental degree program, you must include this information on your online application by checking all appropriate areas (i.e. social, cognition, developmental, etc.).

The application procedure is a time-consuming process and should be initiated as early as possible. Before any application will be reviewed, the required fee and all materials must be received.

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